| Common Name |
Side Oats Grama, Mesquite Grama |
| Latin Name |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
| Family |
Poaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
1-3, 7-11, 14, 18-21 / 4-9 |
| Type / Form |
Grass / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
Plains and deserts between 0 to 4,000 feet in North
America |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Exposure |
Full to part sun |
| Height X Width |
2 feet spreading |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Stressdeciduous |
| Flowers |
Purple blooms summer to fall |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propogation |
Seeds |
| Pest and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, ground cover, container, rock garden,
borders, low maintenance, foliage accent, parkways, specimen, bedding,
cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Purple blooms summer to fall |
| Nature Value |
Seeds and foliage eaten by all browsing mammals |
| Native American Uses |
None |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1578/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.bluestem.ca/bouteloua-curtipendula.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1128 |
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/boucur/all.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=G730 |
| Images and data |
http://www.crescentbloom.com/Plants/Specimen/BO/Bouteloua%20curtipendula.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=bocu |
| Images and
data |
http://www.bluestem.ca/bouteloua-curtipendula.htm |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BOCU |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/749.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Bouteloua+curtipendula |
